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Leader: Mary Williams

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Overview

This is a circular walk of approximately 5 hours, viewing 3 fascinating inland Gower caves.

We will start from Southgate car park then walk to Green Cwm Woods and visit Cathole Cave where remains dating back to the Palaeolithic period have been found.

We will then cut through via Lunnon to Ilston Valley and a large cave called Ilston Cwm Cave, which can be seen from the other side of the river, south of the beautiful ancient church.

After a short road section, we will reach Kittle village and Bishopston Valley.

Here we will visit Guzzle Hole cave, so called because of the loud noise the Bishopston stream makes as it descends into caverns underground, only to resurface much lower down the valley.

From here we will make our way back to Southgate car park.

 

N.B. This walk can be very muddy in wet conditions with some stony difficult paths in parts.

Please note I have included some short sections which we walked previously but we will walk these in reverse.

 

Social after walk:

Afterwards, we will go for refreshments to the Southgate Club. (15 Southgate Road Southgate SA3 2BT).

Sunday, 4 August 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.9km / 10.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Directions:  Take B4436 Mayals Road from Blackpill to Pennard.

Drive along Southgate Road to car park off the roundabout.

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Car parking available
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SS 55384 87384
Nearest postcode:
SA3 2DH
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wardrobe.curvy.reliving
Start time:
10:00 am

Pennard: National Trust Car Park (charge for non-members of the NT).

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking